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Gentex Corporation is an auto parts business based in the US. Gentex Corporation shares (GNTX) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Gentex Corporation employs 4,998 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $1.8 billion.
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| Latest market close | $29.69 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $23.18 - $31.82 |
| 50-day moving average | $28.07 |
| 200-day moving average | $27.77 |
| Wall St. target price | $31.33 |
| PE ratio | 21.4478 |
| Dividend yield | $0.48 (1.66%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $1.34 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $29.69 from 2023-02-01
| 1 week (2023-01-26) | 1.71% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2022-12-30) | 8.87% |
| 3 months (2022-11-02) | 15.39% |
| 6 months (2022-08-02) | 6.49% |
| 1 year (2022-01-29) | N/A |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2021-02-02) | -13.62% |
| 3 years (2020-01-31) | 29.77 |
| 5 years (2018-02-02) | 31.96% |
Valuing Gentex Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Gentex Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Gentex Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 21x. In other words, Gentex Corporation shares trade at around 21x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Gentex Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.0356. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Gentex Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Gentex Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $461.1 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Gentex Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $1.8 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 19.72% |
| Gross profit TTM | $619.7 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 10.27% |
| Return on equity TTM | 16.16% |
| Profit margin | 17.17% |
| Book value | $8.67 |
| Market capitalisation | $6.7 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Gentex Corporation.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 24.54
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Gentex Corporation's overall score of 24.54 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 37th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Gentex Corporation is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score: 4.68/100
Gentex Corporation's environmental score of 4.68 puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Gentex Corporation is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Social score: 7.99/100
Gentex Corporation's social score of 7.99 puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Gentex Corporation is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Governance score: 6.36/100
Gentex Corporation's governance score puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Gentex Corporation is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Gentex Corporation was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 24.54 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 36.76 |
| Environmental score | 4.68 |
| Environmental score percentile | 2 |
| Social score | 7.99 |
| Social score percentile | 2 |
| Governance score | 6.36 |
| Governance score percentile | 2 |
Dividend payout ratio: 35.82% of net profits
Recently Gentex Corporation has paid out, on average, around 35.82% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.66% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Gentex Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 1.66% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Gentex Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $0.48 per share.
While Gentex Corporation's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Gentex Corporation may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
Gentex Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 17 January 2023. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 4 January 2023 (the "ex-dividend date").
Gentex Corporation's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 1 January 2015. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Gentex Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Gentex Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted Gentex Corporation's share price.
Over the last 12 months, Gentex Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $23.178 up to $31.8215. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Gentex Corporation's is 0.9013. This would suggest that Gentex Corporation's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Gentex Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and supplies digital vision, connected car, dimmable glass, and fire protection products in the United States, Germany, Japan, Mexico, and internationally. It operates through Automotive Products and Other segments. The company offers automotive products, including interior and exterior electrochromic automatic-dimming rearview mirrors, automotive electronics, and non-automatic-dimming rearview mirrors for automotive passenger cars, light trucks, pick-up trucks, sport utility vehicles, and vans for original equipment manufacturers, automotive suppliers, and various aftermarket and accessory customers. It also provides variable dimmable windows to aircraft manufacturers and airline operators. In addition, the company offers photoelectric smoke detectors and alarms, electrochemical carbon monoxide alarms and detectors, audible and visual signaling alarms, and bells and speakers used in fire detection systems in office buildings, hotels, and other commercial and residential buildings, as well as researches and develops nanofiber chemical sensing products. The company sells its fire protection products directly, as well as through sales managers and manufacturer representative organizations to fire protection and security product distributors, electrical wholesale houses, and original equipment manufacturers of fire protection systems. Gentex Corporation was incorporated in 1974 and is headquartered in Zeeland, Michigan.
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